OHH NO :( I damaged my car - fixing advice needed - please help!

[williamsF1]

I called around and now have a arragement with a bodyshop on Monday.
The prices was from 180 $ to 770 $ and some wanted me to wait until next year.

But I cannot find the sticker inside my front hood that has the paint code. I checked everywhere I think. Can someone help with the paint code for the boxster black ? I guess it is the same color for all black boxsters, at least from around 98'

That would be a big help !!

[rick3000]

Firstly, some chipped paint is not a big deal, especially on black. If you google it, you can find your actual paint code. Also, a Porsche dealer will take the car and ship to someone else for the repair and then charge you a bunch of money. Lastly, it's a plastic bumper and I don't understand why you think spending a lot of money means your getting a quality job. You could take it and have a small paint shop fix for a $100, and it could be better quality than the Porsche dealer. Just my opinion!

[Amaboknaai]

Have a look here : http://www.paints4u.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=6912

and here http://industryfigure.com/berkeley/Porsche/Options/OptionsMatrix.htm

Originally Posted by williamsF1

I called around and now have a arragement with a bodyshop on Monday.
The prices was from 180 $ to 770 $ and some wanted me to wait until next year.

But I cannot find the sticker inside my front hood that has the paint code. I checked everywhere I think. Can someone help with the paint code for the boxster black ? I guess it is the same color for all black boxsters, at least from around 98'

That would be a big help !!

[Brucelee]

The sticker is usually in plain view right on the underside of the hood.

In some cars, you may find it underneath the felt liner on the drivers side of the car. You have to pull the felt away from the lip, up near the headlight area.

See if that works.

[NickCats]

Black is L741 :

http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9136

Nick

[williamsF1]

Thanks guys... Amazing help!

While surfing on the front bumper subject I saw a facelift from 986 to 987 style headlamps, bumper - looked easy, expensive though @ design911. It looks very very nice, but I recently upgraded to XENON and I do not feel like spending that amount of money on this upgrade, maybe if I get 996 some day. But it got me thinking.

What is your opinion on facelifting this much ? Its not just de-ambering, but a complete new face of the car. Is that too much ? Is it too poser'ish ?

Would you do it ?

I think Porsche cars throughout the times has been facelifted a lot, so you can say it's tradition to do that to your Porsche because it has so many personal customization options.

[pompous]

I like it personally, but WAAAAY too expensive. I recently put a 996 front bumper on my car and thats enough for me. I do kinda think the lines from 986 are really great the way they are however.

[Sputter]

Originally Posted by williamsF1

What is your opinion on facelifting this much ? Its not just de-ambering, but a complete new face of the car. Is that too much ? Is it too poser'ish ?

Would you do it ?

That's a very loaded question and very subjective
I love the way my car looks and handles. Had i wanted it to look like something else, well, i would have bought something else. Many would disagree with me.

[Kirk]

I don't know, maybe I'm in the minority here but I personally prefer the look of the headlights on the 986 as compared to the 987. I don't like the ones with yellow turn signals (mine are painted black), but I do like the clear ones and litronics. If I was going to do any kind of face lift I'd go to the turbo headlights and a Gemballa front bumper, but I'd only do that if someone practically gave the stuff to me as I couldn't justify buying all of those pieces new for ~$7K+